Germantown Academy's Jim Fenerty to retire

Thursday

The Patriots' highly successful coach plans to step down at the end of this, his 30th season at the school.

It would be difficult to find a boys basketball coach in the Philadelphia area who has accomplished more than Jim Fenerty.

The longtime Germantown Academy coach sits on 626 career wins, and is sure to add a few more to that total before the 2018-19 season has concluded. But that is where it will end.

In a statement released to the press and on the school's website, GA announced Thursday that Fenerty will retire after 30 years at the end of the season.

"These past 30 years have provided me with a lifetime of positive memories," Fenerty was quoted in the statement. "While I am retiring from Germantown Academy as a teacher and coach, I don't think that my love for the school and its community will ever leave me."

Fenerty also coached at Bishop Egan from 1982-89. He joined GA the following season and led the Patriots to 17 Inter-Academic League championships, including a remarkable run of four straight from 2013-16, in which his teams were a combined 112-32.

The program has produced Division I college talent almost yearly, and 1993 grad Alvin Williams went on to star at Villanova before playing 10 seasons in the NBA. Matt Walsh, a 2002 grad, played his college ball at Florida, before a brief stop with the Miami Heat and a long professional career internationally.

GA is 6-6 (0-2 Inter-Ac). In its press release, the school indicated it will search for Fenerty's replacement at the end of the season.

He also had a long tenure as the school's athletic director before stepping down from that position two years ago, as well as teaching history at GA.

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